Aethelhelm

Aethelhelm (865-) was the elder of King Aethelred of Wessex's two sons, the brother of Aethelwold Aetheling, and the nephew of King Alfred the Great.

Biography
Aethelhelm was born in 865, the first son of King Aethelred of Wessex and Queen Wulfthryth of Wessex. He was the older brother of Aethelwold Aetheling, who became known as an arrogant pretender and a drunkard. Because he was only six when his father died at the Battle of Merton in 871, Aethelhelm was passed over for the succession by his uncle, Alfred, and Aethelhelm went on to serve his uncle as a general. In 884, he was given command of the West Saxon punitive expedition sent to quell the Welsh Rebellion in South Wales following Aelfwald's execution, and he took Caerwent by storm, conquering Gwent. He then went on to subdue Gliwissig after extensive campaigning along the southern Welsh coastline. As a reward for his services, he was granted an agricultural estate in Morgannwg.